SURF Student’s AI Kitchen Tracker Aimed at Empowering Older Adults
As a junior majoring in AI at Carnegie Mellon University, Glenda Tan is using her SURF opportunity to address a growing global challenge: helping older adults live independently and with dignity.
The At-Home Test That Could Catch Cancer Earlier
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are developing ways to catch cancer earlier than ever before. The project showed such promise that it was awarded up to $26.7 million in federal funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).
As AI-Generated Music Advances, Humans Still Lead in Creativity, CMU Research Finds
AI can write songs, but still has a way to go before matching the creativity of tunes made by people, according to Carnegie Mellon University research.
From Kindergarten to Career Change: How CMU Designs Education for a Lifetime
CMU’s learning initiatives are shaped by research on how people learn, rather than by any single discipline. That approach shows up in K–12 classrooms, college courses, and workforce training programs, where learning science and AI are used to support evolving educational needs.
Carnegie Mellon Launches Learnvia To Catalyze Student Success Nationwide
The nonprofit learning collaborative leverages a landmark $55 million investment from the Gates Foundation and CMU’s longstanding leadership in Learning Science and AI.
Inside CMU’s Push To Transform Treatment for Cancer, Organ Failure and Chronic Disease
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are revolutionizing medical care for diseases that impact millions of Americans and the treatments they develop could alleviate major public health challenges.
Breakthrough in RNA Research Could Lead to Treatment for Neuromuscular Disorders
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to target RNA that could lead to new treatment options for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), the most common adult-onset form of muscular dystrophy, and other RNA-repeat expansion disorders
The Little Implant That Could Fix America’s Chronic Disease Crisis
Future treatment for chronic health problems could be as simple as an annual doctor’s appointment, due to advances in bioelectric medicine at Carnegie Mellon University.
Software Engineering Institute Researchers Rethink Cybersecurity for Modern Defense
The real-time systems found in defensive hardware cannot simply adopt modern cybersecurity practices meant for general IT. Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute is taking the first step to modernizing the security of our national defense.
Ram Kapoor Joins Carnegie Mellon as Associate Vice President for Marketing and Brand Strategy
Ram Kapoor has been named associate vice president (AVP) for marketing and brand strategy as part of the University Communications and Marketing (UCM) team at Carnegie Mellon University.
David Badre To Lead Carnegie Mellon’s Neuroscience Institute
As the Neuroscience Institute director, David Badre will lead interdisciplinary teams of neuroscientists, psychologists, data scientists, computer scientists and engineers who are driving the next wave of innovation.
What a Virtual Zebrafish Can Teach Us About Autonomous AI
Aran Nayebi, an assistant professor in the Machine Learning Department in CMU's School of Computer Science, is part of a research team that created a virtual zebrafish that acted like a real zebrafish without any prior training. The virtual zebrafish replicated animal-like brain activity and exhibited animal-like autonomy in a simulated environment.